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12/04 16:27 CST Italian Cup: Lazio beats AC Milan after controversial corner
and will face Bologna in quarterfinals
Italian Cup: Lazio beats AC Milan after controversial corner and will face
Bologna in quarterfinals
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) --- Defending champion Bologna will play Lazio in the
quarterfinals of the Italian Cup after both won their respective round-of-16
matches on Thursday.
Bologna came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Parma, while Lazio eliminated
AC Milan 1-0.
Bologna's match appeared to be heading for penalties before substitute Santiago
Castro headed in a cross from Emil Holm in the 89th minute.
Serie A struggler Parma had taken a surprise lead in the 13th minute when
Adrian Benedyczak ran onto a through ball from Mathias Lovik and slotted past
Federico Ravaglia.
But Bologna, which won for the competition for the first time in 52 years last
season, leveled shortly before halftime. Jonathan Rowe's initial attempt hit
the post but the English winger controlled the rebound and fired it home for
his first goal since joining Bologna in August.
There was another positive note for Bologna as Ciro Immobile came on as a late
substitute for his first appearance since a thigh injury in August.
Controversy in Rome Lazio scored the only goal of the match from a corner that probably shouldn't have been awarded. Milan defender Pervis Estupin headed away a free kick and the ball appeared to hit Lazio's Alessio Romagnoli on the way out, but the referee awarded a corner to the home team. Mattia Zaccagni was left unmarked to head that into the back of the net in the 80th minute. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer |
